SF 42: Modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill modifies the costs eligible for emergency medical services fund expenditures. Under current law, upon adoption of a resolution declaring emergency medical services to be an essential county service, a county board of supervisors may offer for voter approval the authorization to impose a local option income surtax or an ad valorem property tax. The proceeds from such a tax are deposited into an emergency medical services trust fund. The bill expands the costs which are eligible for emergency medical services trust fund expenditures to include the salary or wages of an emergency medical care provider providing emergency medical services. The bill defines “emergency medical care provider” and “emergency medical services”. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
2. January 15, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Klimesh and Wahls
3. January 16, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 17, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
5. March 10, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0
6. March 10, 2025Took the place of HF 307 on the House floor (the same legislation)
7. March 10, 2025Passed the House, 89–0
8. March 28, 2025Sent to the Governor
9. March 28, 2025Signed into law